`BA-74-114` Kentucky Bluegrass

ABSTRACT

A variety of Kentucky Bluegrass having a medium to high level of resistance to leaf spot and melting out disease, dollar spot, rusts, stripe smut and powdery mildew; a dark green color throughout the growing season; the ability to form medium to high quality turf under a wide variety of environmental conditions; a moderately wide blade; a low growth habit; and a medium level of seed yielding capacity.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Poapretensis that has been designated Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass.

2. Description of Related Art

Kentucky bluegrasses have been disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 3,156,issued May 9, 1972; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 3,186, issued May 23, 1972; U.S.Pat. No. P.P. 4,336, issued Nov. 28, 1978; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 6,280,issued Sep. 6, 1988; U.S. Pat. Nos. P.P. 6,537 and 6,538, issued on Jan.17, 1989; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 6,585, issued Feb. 7, 1989; U.S. Pat. No.P.P. 7,831, issued Mar. 17, 1992; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 8,490, issued Dec.7, 1993; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 9,036, issued Jan. 3, 1995; U.S. Pat. No.P.P. 9,209, issued Jul. 18, 1995; and pending U.S. Plant patentapplication Ser. No. 08/453,864, filed May 30, 1995.

SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY

Ba 74-114 plant material originated by crossing a Vantage Kentuckybluegrass plant as the seed parent with an Anheuser Dwarf Kentuckybluegrass plant as the pollen parent. As a result of this breeding, adistinct variety was produced and asexually propagated by rhizomes,tillers and disseminules.

Seed of Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass was produced first at Marysville,Ohio and later at Gervais, Oreg. This seed was used to plant turfperformance evaluation trials and later seed production fields. Asexualproduction of Ba 74-114 by propagules (tillers and rhizomes) and bydisseminules (modified caryopses produced by apomixis) has consistentlyproduced progeny plants indistinguishable from the mother plant. Theapomixis level of Ba74-114 is approximately 95% based upon examiningseedling characteristics of approximately 100 to 150 seedlings fromdifferent crop years in a growth chamber.

Ba 74-114 has a number of highly desirable characteristics including amedium to high level of resistance to Drechslera spp. that causes leafspot, melting out and crown rot; Scherotinia homoeocarpa that causesdollar spot; Puccinia spp. that causes several types of rust infections;Erysiphe graminis that causes powdery mildew and Ustilago striiformisthat causes stripe smut. Ba 74-114 has an attractive leafy turf type,low growth habit; moderately wide leaf blades and an attractive darkgreen color which can be maintained throughout the entire growingseason. Ba 74-114 demonstrates strong early spring greening and goodwinter color under mild winter conditions.

Ba 74-114 is an overall good turfgrass performer as evidenced by mediumto high scores for quality and color. Ba 74-114 has a medium seed yieldpotential in the bluegrass seed production region of the northwesternU.S.

In comparison with a number of other Kentucky bluegrasses, Ba 74-114 hasa significantly longer seed and rachilla than many other grasses and abelow average seed count. The panicle is significantly longer than manyother grasses, below average in width and whorl number and asignificantly lower branch count. Ba 74-114 has significantly largerspikelets, longer glumes and above average number of florets. Its culmand internode are significantly longer than many other grasses. Thepeduncle is slightly above average in length and width. It has a flagleaf that is above average in length and width and significantly thickerthan many other grasses. The vegetative leaf is below average in lengthbut it is a significantly wider leaf than most other grasses andsignificantly thicker than many other grasses. The ligule of thevegetative leaf is significantly shorter and sheath color issignificantly greater than many other grasses.

Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass is lower growing, darker green in color andsubstantially more resistant to leaf spot disease than Vantage KentuckyBluegrass, its seed parent. Ba 74-114 is a higher seed yielder and amore vigorous plant than Anheuser Kentucky Bluegrass, its pollen parent.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass panicle;

FIG. 2 is a Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass seed; and

FIG. 3 is a Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass plant shortly after completinganthesis.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

BA 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is perennial withcreeping rhizomes forming a dense turf. When plants overwinter in thefield under freezing temperatures and are then brought into thegreenhouse during later winter to continue growth undisturbed byclipping under moderate temperatures (60°-80° F.), culms are erectaveraging 44.9 cm in length and 3.7 nodes per culm and the uppermostinternode averages 13.4 cm in length. The peduncle averages 24.7 cm inlength and 0.71 mm in width. The vegetative leaf averages 18.9 cm inlength, 4.5 mm in width and 0.36 mm in thickness and the ligule 0.14 mmin length. The flag leaf averages 5.3 cm in length, 3.4 mm in width,0.23 mm in thickness and a ligule length of 1.2 mm.

The panicle averages 88.8 mm in length, 52.0 mm in width, and 9.3whorls. Both the lowest whorl and the third whorl from the bottom of thepanicle average 2.1 branches. A spikelet in the lowest whorl averages5.6 mm in length, 3.2 mm in width, 4.1 florets and the outer glume andinner glume average 3.5 and 3.9 mm in length, respectively. A spikeletfrom the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle averages 5.6 mm inlength, 3.3 mm in width, 4.1 florets, and the outer glume and innerglume averages 3.3 and 3.8 mm in length, respectively.

After the seed has been conditioned, the lemma has a generally smoothkeel with occasional short hairs and a few long fine hairs at the base.Conditioned seed of Ba 74-114 averages 3.23 mm in length, 0.89 mm inwidth, a rachilla length of 0.88 mm, and, contains an average quantityof lemma hairs. The seed count for Ba 74-114 averages approximately978,000 seeds per pound.

Comparisons of Ba 74-114 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties interms of seed dimension and seed numbers per pound are shown in Tables 1and 2 as follows:

                  TABLE 1                                                         ______________________________________                                        Morphological Comparison of Seed and Rachilla Measurements                    and Lemma Hair of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass                      Varieties at Marysville, OH After Conditioning                                        Seed                                                                            Length  Width     Rachilla                                                                             Lemma*                                     Variety   mm      mm        mm     Hair                                       ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114 3.23    0.89      0.88   4.2                                        Ba73-366  3.04    0.91      0.80   4.4                                        Ba73-381  3.00    0.94      0.86   4.9                                        Abbey     2.97    0.89      0.80   3.8                                        Adelphi   2.70    0.84      0.65   4.4                                        America   2.40    0.68      0.68   2.8                                        Baron     3.08    0.81      0.71   5.0                                        Bristol   2.94    0.88      0.73   4.3                                        Chateau   2.81    0.86      0.71   4.5                                        Coventry  2.71    0.81      0.70   4.0                                        Eclipse   2.77    0.83      0.68   3.5                                        Georgetown                                                                              2.94    0.82      0.74   4.9                                        Gnome     2.78    0.83      0.75   4.1                                        Kelly     3.07    0.89      0.75   4.2                                        Marquis   2.97    0.87      0.83   4.7                                        Midnight  2.94    0.76      0.78   5.7                                        Nassau    3.07    0.86      0.68   3.4                                        Ram I     3.23    0.89      0.80   6.0                                        Touchdown 2.93    0.88      0.71   4.6                                        Victa     3.00    0.80      0.82   3.5                                        LSD (.05) 0.16    0.05      0.13   0.86                                       ______________________________________                                         *Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = longest row of hairs                             

                  TABLE 2                                                         ______________________________________                                        Comparison of Seed Numbers Per Pound of Ba 74-114 and                         Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville,                             OH After Conditioning                                                         Variety       Seeds Per Pound                                                 ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114     978,000                                                         Ba73-366      1,025,586                                                       Ba73-381      1,171,000                                                       Abbey         1,003,037                                                       Adelphi       1,383,976                                                       America       1,659,824                                                       Baron         1,051,693                                                       Bristol       1,270,821                                                       Chateau       1,300,105                                                       Coventry      1,246,200                                                       Eclipse       1,335,668                                                       Georgetown    1,431,000                                                       Gnome         1,017,641                                                       Kelly         921,166                                                         Marquis       1,054,642                                                       Midnight      1,227,000                                                       Nassau        1,127,130                                                       Ram I         1,214,000                                                       Touchdown     1,211,000                                                       Victa         1,038,298                                                       ______________________________________                                    

Ba 74-114 differs significantly morphologically from many other KentuckyBluegrass varieties in regard to the following characteristics: (1) seedlength; (2) rachilla length; (3) panicle length; (4) number of branchesin the whorl; (5) spikelet length and width; (6) glume length and width;(7) culm length and internode length; (8) flag leaf thickness; and (9)vegetative leaf width and sheath color.

Since environmental conditions such as soil and climate may influencemorphological characteristics to some extent, comparisons ofmorphological characteristics of Ba 74-114 were made with other KentuckyBluegrass varieties and the comparisons are set forth in the followingTables 3-8:

                  TABLE 3                                                         ______________________________________                                        Morphological Comparison of Panicles, Whorl Number and                        Whorl Branches of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass                      Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH                                                              Number                                           Panicles                     of Branches                                              Nod-    Length  Width Whorl  Lowest                                                                              Third                              Variety ding*   mm      mm    Number Whorl Whorl                              ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114                                                                             2.0     88.8     62.0 9.3    2.1   2.1                                Ba73-366                                                                              1.6     88.8     68.4 8.8    4.3   3.7                                Ba73-381                                                                              1.1     80.2     55.3 9.8    4.1   3.9                                Abbey   1.6     80.4     59.3 9.3    3.8   3.3                                Adelphi 1.8     106.8    76.4 10.0   3.6   3.0                                America 2.3     67.7     51.1 8.8    3.3   3.5                                Baron   2.2     92.6     71.0 10.0   3.4   2.8                                Bristol 2.0     85.5     61.5 8.4    2.8   2.7                                Chateau 2.9     65.2     57.3 8.5    3.3   2.8                                Coventry                                                                              2.5     64.0     54.2 8.4    3.3   2.5                                Eclipse 1.3     89.2     74.0 10.7   3.3   2.1                                George- 1.0     80.0     57.0 7.4    2.1   2.6                                town                                                                          Gnome   1.1     80.6     56.0 10.6   4.6   3.9                                Kelly   2.0     88.0     70.2 9.8    4.6   3.7                                Marquis 1.1     82.0     63.0 10.3   3.9   3.6                                Midnight                                                                              2.0     75.8     48.4 7.1    2.9   3.0                                Nassau  2.2     91.2     68.6 10.0   2.5   2.1                                Ram I   1.3     67.7     47.0 7.3    3.0   3.2                                Touchdown                                                                             1.1     73.1     75.0 7.6    2.1   2.3                                LSD (.05)                                                                             0.68    7.35     8.62 0.66   0.72  0.50                               ______________________________________                                         *Rate Scale: 1-9; 9 = most nodding                                       

                  TABLE 4                                                         ______________________________________                                        Morphological Comparison of Spikelets and Florets of                          Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the                       Greenhouse at Marysville, OH                                                                           Number                                                                        of Florets                                                  Spikelet*         Per                                                         Lowest Whorl                                                                            Third Whorl Spikelet                                                  Length  Width   Length                                                                              Width Lowest                                                                              Third                              Variety  mm      mm      mm    mm    Whorl Whorl                              ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114                                                                              5.6     3.2     5.6   3.3   4.1   4.1                                Ba73-366 4.6     2.5     4.7   2.6   2.6   2.8                                Ba73-381 4.7     2.4     4.6   2.6   2.7   2.7                                Abbey    4.4     2.2     4.5   2.2   3.0   3.0                                Adelphi  4.6     2.2     4.8   2.2   4.4   4.4                                America  4.6     2.2     4.4   2.3   4.5   4.3                                Baron    5.4     2.8     5.4   3.1   4.0   4.2                                Bristol  4.9     2.4     5.0   2.5   4.2   4.5                                Chateau  4.4     2.4     4.4   2.4   3.4   3.5                                Coventry 4.4     2.2     4.5   2.4   3.2   3.5                                Eclipse  4.6     2.4     4.6   2.4   3.6   3.6                                Georgetown                                                                             5.0     2.3     5.0   2.6   4.8   4.9                                Gnome    4.6     2.5     4.6   2.9   3.2   3.2                                Kelly    5.1     2.5     5.2   2.8   3.7   3.8                                Marquis  4.3     2.2     4.4   2.3   3.1   2.9                                Midnight 5.3     2.5     5.5   2.4   4.4   4.7                                Nassau   4.7     2.6     4.8   3.0   4.2   4.3                                Ram I    5.4     2.6     5.3   2.8   3.6   3.4                                Touchdown                                                                              5.1     2.9     4.8   2.8   4.1   4.0                                Victa    4.5     2.5     4.5   2.4   3.3   3.2                                LSD (.05)                                                                              0.41    0.35    0.38  0.35  0.58  0.53                               ______________________________________                                         *Microscope measurements                                                 

                  TABLE 5                                                         ______________________________________                                        Morphological Comparison of Glumes of Ba 74-114                               and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the                                 Greenhouse at Marysville, OH                                                  ______________________________________                                                  Glume Length (mm)                                                             Outer           Inner                                                           Lowest  Third     Lowest                                                                              Third                                     Variety     Whorl   Whorl     Whorl Whorl                                     ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114   3.5     3.3       3.9   3.8                                       Ba73-366    2.8     2.8       3.2   3.1                                       Ba73-381    2.8     2.9       3.2   3.1                                       Abbey       2.7     2.7       3.1   3.1                                       Adelphi     2.7     2.6       3.0   3.1                                       America     2.1     2.1       2.5   2.5                                       Baron       3.1     3.2       3.6   3.7                                       Bristol     2.8     3.0       3.3   3.4                                       Chateau     2.8     2.9       3.1   3.2                                       Coventry    2.7     2.8       3.1   3.1                                       Eclipse     3.0     3.0       3.4   3.4                                       Georgetown  2.8     2.8       3.1   3.1                                       Gnome       2.8     2.9       3.3   3.3                                       Kelly       3.0     3.1       3.4   3.5                                       Marquis     2.8     2.7       3.1   3.1                                       Midnight    2.6     2.6       3.0   3.1                                       Nassau      2.6     2.7       2.9   3.0                                       Ram I       2.9     3.0       3.6   3.5                                       Touchdown   3.3     3.3       3.8   3.8                                       Victa       2.8     2.7       3.1   3.1                                       LSD (.05)   0.23    0.22      0.22  0.23                                      ______________________________________                                                  Glume Hairs*                                                                  Lowest Whorl    Third Whorl                                         Variety     Outer   Inner     Outer Inner                                     ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114   2.6     3.2       2.2   2.8                                       Ba73-366    1.7     1.3       1.3   2.0                                       Ba73-381    1.7     2.3       2.1   2.3                                       Abbey       0.6     0.9       1.0   1.0                                       Adelphi     0.6     2.7       1.1   1.9                                       America     0.2     0.5       0.3   0.3                                       Baron       4.8     4.4       4.2   4.6                                       Bristol     1.0     2.2       0.8   2.2                                       Chateau     1.5     2.6       2.0   1.8                                       Coventry    1.5     2.7       1.6   2.4                                       Eclipse     1.5     1.9       1.8   1.9                                       Georgetown  1.7     2.7       1.2   2.4                                       Gnome       1.0     1.9       1.2   1.6                                       Kelly       1.3     1.5       1.1   0.8                                       Marquis     0.9     1.1       1.7   1.8                                       Midnight    1.8     2.8       1.0   2.4                                       Nassau      2.1     2.6       4.2   4.4                                       Ram I       1.1     2.3       0.7   1.2                                       Touchdown   0.7     2.1       1.1   1.4                                       Victa       0.8     1.1       1.1   1.3                                       LSD (.05)   0.9     0.9       0.9   0.9                                       ______________________________________                                         *Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = most hairs                                       

                  TABLE 6                                                         ______________________________________                                        Morphological Comparison of Flag Leaves of Ba 74-114                          and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the                                 Greenhouse at Marysville, OH                                                  ______________________________________                                                 Length  Width    Thickness                                           Variety  cm      mm       mm      Angle.sup.1/                                                                        Curve.sup.2/                          ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114                                                                              5.3     3.4      0.23    1.4   5.0                                   Ba73-366 4.5     3.6      0.18    5.1   4.4                                   Ba73-381 4.3     3.5      0.22    1.9   5.0                                   Abbey    3.8     3.4      0.14    2.7   4.1                                   Adelphi  5.7     3.4      0.18    5.2   5.0                                   America  4.3     2.6      0.21    4.6   5.0                                   Baron    7.0     4.2      0.15    9.2   4.4                                   Bristol  4.3     3.2      0.21    2.3   5.0                                   Chateau  4.0     2.7      0.19    3.4   2.0                                   Coventry 3.7     3.0      0.14    0.7   4.3                                   Eclipse  3.9     3.2      0.19    8.7   5.0                                   Georgetown                                                                             5.7     2.8      0.22    1.9   5.0                                   Gnome    4.5     3.5      0.18    4.3   5.0                                   Kelly    4.8     4.1      0.18    3.1   4.4                                   Marquis  5.5     3.6      0.24    2.7   4.6                                   Midnight 3.8     2.6      0.19    1.1   5.0                                   Nassau   6.0     3.7      0.19    5.9   4.7                                   Ram I    3.4     3.1      0.19    1.0   4.8                                   Touchdown                                                                              4.1     2.7      0.16    3.4   4.1                                   Victa    3.9     3.7      0.27    2.1   4.6                                   LSD (.05)                                                                              1.0     0.4      0.02    2.5   0.4                                   ______________________________________                                                       Hairs.sup.3/                                                                        Leaf            Sheath                                   Variety    Ligule mm Margin    Ligule                                                                              Color.sup.4/                             ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114  1.2       0.5       2.1   1.8                                      Ba73-366   1.5       0.4       2.2   0.5                                      Ba73-381   1.3       0.4       3.6   1.5                                      Abbey      1.3       0.8       1.6   0.2                                      Adelphi    1.1       1.8       1.6   0.4                                      America    0.6       0.4       0.7   1.9                                      Baron      1.2       1.0       3.8   2.6                                      Bristol    0.6       0.4       1.9   2.0                                      Chateau    0.9       1.1       3.1   0.3                                      Coventry   0.9       0.8       1.7   2.0                                      Eclipse    1.1       1.0       1.0   0.2                                      Georgetown 0.6       0.6       2.0   2.0                                      Gnome      0.8       0.9       3.2   1.5                                      Kelly      1.5       1.1       2.5   2.2                                      Marquis    0.8       0.5       3.8   1.5                                      Midnight   0.4       0.4       0.3   2.0                                      Nassau     1.1       2.6       2.4   0.8                                      Ram I      0.7       0.5       1.3   2.0                                      Touchdown  1.1       1.0       1.0   7.7                                      Victa      1.3       1.0       0.8   0.5                                      LSD (.05)  0.17      0.47      0.7   0.76                                     ______________________________________                                         .sup.1/ Degrees from the stem                                                 .sup.2/ Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = curves up; 5 = no curve; 9 = curves down       .sup.3/ Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many                                 .sup.4/ Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = dark purple                               

                  TABLE 7                                                         ______________________________________                                        Morphological Comparison of Peduncles, Culms, Node                            Numbers Per Culm and Internode Length of Ba 74-114 and                        Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse                          at Marysville, OH                                                                      Peduncle Peduncle Culm  Nodes Top                                             Length   Width    Length                                                                              Per   Internode                              Variety  cm       mm       cm    Culm  Length cm                              ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114                                                                              24.7     0.71     44.9  3.7   13.4                                   Ba73-366 26.4     0.70     42.7  4.1   9.2                                    Ba73-381 24.3     0.81     39.5  3.1   10.8                                   Abbey    23.2     0.65     41.3  4.1   11.0                                   Adelphi  24.5     0.66     40.0  4.0   10.4                                   America  16.2     0.62     31.8  3.1   11.0                                   Baron    34.0     0.70     52.8  4.2   12.8                                   Bristol  22.9     0.73     43.5  4.0   12.6                                   Chateau  20.7     0.61     38.9  4.4   9.9                                    Coventry 19.6     0.49     34.7  4.5   7.9                                    Eclipse  23.7     0.66     39.2  4.9   9.9                                    Georgetown                                                                             21.7     0.68     37.5  3.2   11.1                                   Gnome    19.4     0.84     35.3  3.1   9.2                                    Kelly    29.4     0.75     46.6  3.6   11.8                                   Marquis  27.1     0.83     34.1  3.4   7.8                                    Midnight 20.5     0.72     29.5  2.8   7.6                                    Nassau   25.0     0.66     36.0  3.9   7.4                                    Ram I    22.2     0.69     30.5  2.5   6.6                                    Touchdown                                                                              23.6     0.52     38.0  4.0   8.4                                    Victa    21.2     0.81     37.9  3.7   10.3                                   LSD (.05)                                                                              3.2      0.08     3.3   0.4   1.9                                    ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 8                                                         ______________________________________                                        Morphological Comparison of Vegetative Leaves of Ba 74-114                    and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse                      at Marysville, OH                                                             ______________________________________                                               Length                                                                              Width    Thickness Leaf                                          Variety  cm      mm       mm      Angle.sup.1/                                                                        Curve.sub.2/                          ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114                                                                              18.9    4.5      0.36    50.9  5.0                                   Ba73-366 22.9    3.8      0.40    53.0  7.1                                   Ba73-381 22.1    3.3      0.30    62.5  8.2                                   Abbey    20.7    3.6      0.28    51.3  7.4                                   Adelphi  19.4    3.7      0.28    67.0  4.6                                   America  21.4    3.1      0.32    66.0  6.4                                   Baron    18.2    4.3      0.29    35.0  4.4                                   Bristol  18.2    3.7      0.32    65.5  6.9                                   Chateau  23.1    3.3      0.33    39.7  5.4                                   Coventry 23.4    3.6      0.25    63.0  7.3                                   Eclipse  20.3    4.4      0.30    65.5  5.4                                   Georgetown                                                                             19.5    3.6      0.29    56.7  5.8                                   Gnome    18.2    2.9      0.29    43.2  6.6                                   Kelly    22.8    3.9      0.30    55.5  7.0                                   Marquis  19.7    3.7      0.38    46.4  7.8                                   Midnight 19.5    3.5      0.31    63.3  5.0                                   Nassau   16.3    3.7      0.29    63.2  4.9                                   Ram I    19.1    3.6      0.27    70.8  6.5                                   Touchdown                                                                              16.7    3.7      0.24    51.3  4.0                                   Victa    21.5    3.6      0.36    56.3  6.7                                   LSD (.05)                                                                              3.5     0.43     0.04    15.9  1.5                                   ______________________________________                                               Ligule                                                                              Hairs.sup.3/                                                              Length  Leaf     Leaf  Sheath   Sheath                               Variety  mm      Ligule   Margin                                                                              Roughness.sup.4/                                                                       Color.sup.5/                         ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114                                                                              0.14    3.3      2.6   8.7      2.0                                  Ba73-366 0.23    5.2      4.2   8.5      0.0                                  Ba73-381 0.16    3.2      0.7   8.2      2.0                                  Abbey    0.32    4.4      2.8   7.7      0.0                                  Adelphi  0.34    2.6      3.4   8.8      0.0                                  America  0.12    1.7      2.1   8.4      2.0                                  Baron    0.33    4.6      3.6   7.4      0.4                                  Bristol  0.12    2.6      3.0   8.9      2.0                                  Chateau  0.22    3.3      3.1   7.8      0.5                                  Coventry 0.32    3.1      2.4   8.1      0.3                                  Eclipse  0.38    2.8      2.6   9.0      0.2                                  Georgetown                                                                             0.14    2.5      2.4   8.5      2.0                                  Gnome    0.23    1.6      0.8   7.5      1.4                                  Kelly    0.34    4.6      2.4   8.8      0.0                                  Marquis  0.21    3.6      1.1   6.8      1.1                                  Midnight 0.10    1.3      1.6   7.7      2.0                                  Nassau   0.34    2.5      3.3   8.5      1.4                                  Ram I    0.09    1.8      2.0   7.7      2.0                                  Touchdown                                                                              0.29    1.4      1.3   7.9      8.0                                  Victa    0.26    2.3      1.7   7.9      0.1                                  LSD (.05)                                                                              0.04    0.79     0.70  0.89     0.57                                 ______________________________________                                         .sup.1/ Degrees from the stem                                                 .sup.2/ Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = curves up; 5 = no curve; 9 = curves down       .sup.3/ Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many                                 .sup.4/ Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = rough; 9 = smooth                              .sup.5/ Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = no color; 9 = dark purple color           

Ba 74-114 has performed well throughout the U.S., as exhibited by mediumto high turf quality ratings in comparison to many other KentuckyBluegrass varieties. In addition, it has a deep dark green color whichcan be maintained throughout the growing season.

With regard to a comparative analysis conducted for purposes ofdetermining color of Ba 74-114 plants relative to other KentuckyBluegrass varieties, readings were taken of the vegetative color of Ba74-114 during mid-May while the turf was actively growing with adequatenutrient and water availability. The readings were taken in full sunwith several actively growing leaves being compared, one at a time,utilizing color chips from the Munsell Book of Color as a reference. Onthis basis, the color of Ba 74-114 was determined to be 7.5 GY 4/4.During the same time period, the color of similar leaves of otherKentucky Bluegrass varieties were determined by the same procedure to beas follows: Ba 73-381 -- 5GY 4/4; Ba 73-366 -- 5 GY 4/4; Ba 73-540 -- 5GY 4/4; Abbey -- 5 GY 3/4; and Coventry -- 5 GY 4/4. However, it shouldbe noted that the general apparent color or turf does not alwayscorrelate directly with the color of the individual actively growingleaves within the turf and that turf color varies with nutrient leveland time of year with some varieties being darker or lighter greendepending on such factors.

Comparisons of Ba 74-114 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieities forquality, genetic color, spring greening and winter color are set forthhereinafter in Tables 9-15:

                  TABLE 9                                                         ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Quality of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky                       Bluegrass Varieties at Seven Locations in the U.S.                                     Locations.sup.1/                                                     Variety    1       2     3     4   5     6   7                                ______________________________________                                        Va 74-114  6.4     7.3   5.4   5.3 4.9   5.3 4.9                              Ba73-366   7.2     5.1   5.3   4.7 5.0   5.2 4.7                              Ba73-381   6.9     5.1   5.4   4.2 5.3   4.2 4.1                              Abbey      6.9     5.1   5.5   4.9 5.1   3.5 4.2                              Able I     7.5     7.3   5.9   5.2 5.7   5.9 4.7                              Banff      6.6     6.2   6.1   5.3 4.6   5.1 4.2                              Baron      7.2     5.4   5.7   5.0 5.7   5.3 4.6                              Challenger 6.6     7.3   4.9   5.9 5.7   5.7 4.8                              Classic    6.9     5.5   6.2   5.5 4.3   5.6 4.0                              Coventry   6.3     7.2   5.9   5.3 5.8   5.3 4.9                              Eclipse    6.7     5.9   6.5   5.7 5.1   5.9 4.9                              Estate     7.0     6.4   5.5   5.3 6.0   5.7 5.2                              Georgetown 6.6     6.3   6.6   5.7 4.9   5.7 4.1                              Glade      7.4     7.5   7.5   5.2 5.6   4.5 4.7                              Gnome      6.8     5.2   5.0   5.1 5.0   4.8 4.7                              Haga       6.7     5.9   6.3   5.5 5.1   5.7 4.1                              Kelly      7.2     5.7   5.8   4.1 5.0   5.2 5.1                              Kenblue    6.4     2.7   3.3   3.3 3.8   3.2 3.2                              Liberty    7.0     6.5   6.0   4.7 6.0   5.3 4.2                              Marquis    6.8     5.4   5.3   5.1 5.5   4.7 5.0                              Merion     5.1     2.7   2.7   4.0 4.2   4.8 4.7                              Merit      6.9     4.8   4.9   4.5 4.1   4.9 4.7                              Midnight   7.1     7.9   8.3   6.6 4.7   5.7 4.6                              Monopoly   6.5     4.9   5.0   4.3 4.8   5.1 3.9                              Nassau     6.9     5.8   6.4   4.5 5.5   5.5 3.9                              Ram I      7.8     7.3   6.0   5.7 5.2   5.2 4.7                              South Dakota                                                                             6.6     4.3   3.0   2.2 2.1   2.7 3.3                              Touchdown  7.2     7.1   4.2   5.2 3.3   5.1 4.8                              LSD (.05)  0.8     1.1   0.9   1.0 1.1   0.5 0.7                              ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-0; 9 = ideal turf                                             .sup.1/ Locations: 1 -- Ames, IA; 2 -- Post Falls, ID; 3 -- Adelphia NJ;      -- Martinsville, NJ; 5 -- Hubbard, OR; 6 -- pooled data from Halsey,          Hubbard and Gervais, OR; 7 -- Haymarket, VA.                             

                  TABLE 10                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Quality of Ba 74-114 and Other                                Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown in the Shade in                            Four Tests (A-D) Conducted at Marysville, OH                                             Quality Tests                                                      Variety      A     B           C   D                                          ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114    3.0   2.7         2.5 3.0                                        Adelphi      2.5   3.2         2.8 2.8                                        Bonnieblue   2.6   2.4         2.4 1.8                                        Bristol      3.0   2.6         2.7 2.9                                        Fylking      1.9   2.0         2.3 2.5                                        Merion       2.4   2.5         2.3 1.8                                        Merit        1.4   1.9         2.2 1.9                                        Newport      2.4   2.2         2.2 2.3                                        Nugget       2.2   2.6         2.5 2.3                                        Park         1.7   2.0         2.2 1.9                                        Pennstar     1.2   1.8         2.2 1.8                                        Victa        1.3   1.5         1.8 1.8                                        Mean         2.1   2.0         2.0 2.1                                        LSD (.05)    0.7   0.7         0.6 0.7                                        ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-5; 5 = ideal turf                                        

                  TABLE 11                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Quality of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky                       Bluegrass Varieties Grown under Shade Conditions in Five                      Tests (A-E) Conducted at Marysville, OH                                               Qualily Tests                                                         Variety   A         B     C        D    E                                     ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114 2.1       2.5   1.9      2.1  7.0                                   Ba73-366  1.5       1.0   1.6      1.5  6.0                                   Ba73-381  1.8       2.3   1.7      1.6  6.5                                   Adelphi   1.5       2.5   1.8      1.6  7.5                                   Bristol   1.5       1.8   1.6      2.0  6.0                                   Dormie    1.5       3.0   1.9      1.7  5.5                                   Glade     1.5       1.4   1.7      2.0  6.0                                   Merion    1.8       1.5   1.4      1.5  5.5                                   Monopoly  1.8       3.0   1.9      2.2  7.0                                   Nassau    1.6       2.2   1.8      1.7  6.5                                   Park      1.5       2.0   1.8      1.7  6.0                                   Ram I     1.8       2.2   1.7      1.6  6.0                                   Vantage   1.6       2.8   1.8      2.0  6.5                                   Victa     1.7       1.3   1.6      1.3  6.0                                   Wabash    1.6       2.8   1.8      2.3  5.5                                   Mean      1.6       2.2   1.7      1.7  6.3                                   LSD (.05) 0.44      1.2   0.34     0.39 1.2                                   ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale for Tests A-D: 1-5; 5 = best                                     Rating Scale for Test E: 1-9; 9 = best                                   

                  TABLE 12                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Genetic Color of Ba 74-114 and Other                          Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Three Tests (A-C)                             Conducted at Ten (10) Locations in the US                                              TESTS (Annual Means)                                                 Variety    A            B       C                                             ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114  7.0          7.2     7.2                                           Ba73-366   5.5          5.5     5.9                                           Ba73-381   6.0          5.7     6.4                                           Abbey      5.6          5.9     5.8                                           Able I     6.6          6.8     6.8                                           A-34       5.0          5.4     4.6                                           Banff      5.1          6.0     5.5                                           Baron      6.0          6.0     5.9                                           Classic    5.2          5.9     5.2                                           Coventry   5.9          5.6     5.8                                           Eclipse    6.3          6.6     6.4                                           Estate     5.8          5.3     5.3                                           Georgetown 5.2          6.1     5.3                                           Glade      6.7          6.3     6.7                                           Gnome      6.0          6.1     5.8                                           Haga       5.1          5.8     5.3                                           Kelly      5.6          5.7     6.1                                           Kenblue    4.6          5.0     5.3                                           Marquis    6.1          6.1     6.4                                           Merion     5.7          5.8     5.4                                           Merit      5.7          5.7     6.2                                           Midnight   7.1          7.3     7.7                                           Monopoly   4.8          4.9     4.8                                           Nassau     6.0          6.6     6.5                                           Ram I      6.7          5.9     6.6                                           South Dakota                                                                             4.5          4.8     4.7                                           Touchdown  5.5          5.5     5.3                                           LSD (.05)  0.5          0.4     0.7                                           ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = dark green.                                       

                  TABLE 13                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Spring Greenup for Ba 74-114 and Other                        Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Two Locations                                         Spring Greenup                                                                  North Brunswick,                                                                            Martinsville,                                         Variety   NJ            NJ          Mean                                      ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114 7.0           5.7         6.3                                       Ba73-366  4.0           5.0         4.5                                       Ba73-381  3.3           4.0         3.7                                       Abbey     3.7           5.7         4.7                                       Able I    3.7           6.7         5.2                                       A-34      4.7           6.0         5.3                                       Banff     5.0           5.3         5.2                                       Baron     2.3           5.3         3.8                                       Classic   6.0           5.7         5.8                                       Coventry  2.7           5.3         4.0                                       Eclipse   5.3           5.0         5.2                                       Estate    2.7           5.3         4.0                                       Georgetown                                                                              4.7           4.7         4.7                                       Glade     3.3           6.7         5.0                                       Gnome     3.3           6.3         4.8                                       Haga      4.0           5.3         4.7                                       Kelly     3.7           6.0         4.8                                       Kenblue   4.0           5.0         4.5                                       Liberty   5.3           5.3         5.3                                       Marquis   3.0           5.7         4.3                                       Merion    6.3           6.3         6.3                                       Merit     3.3           6.7         5.0                                       Midnight  3.3           6.0         4.7                                       Monopoly  4.0           6.7         5.3                                       Nassau    6.3           5.0         5.7                                       Ram I     5.0           7.0         6.0                                       South Dakota                                                                            5.3           3.7         4.5                                       Touchdown 5.3           7.0         6.2                                       LSD (.05) 1.2           1.5         0.9                                       ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = completely green                                  

                  TABLE 14                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Spring Greenup for Ba 74-114 and Other                        Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH                                Variety       Spring Greenup                                                  ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114     4.7                                                             Ba73-366      3.0                                                             Ba73-381      3.3                                                             Banff         4.0                                                             Baron         3.5                                                             Bristol       4.3                                                             Classic       3.0                                                             Eclipse       4.3                                                             Georgetown    4.0                                                             Glade         3.3                                                             Kenblue       4.0                                                             Merion        4.7                                                             Merit         3.7                                                             Nassau        4.0                                                             Newport       4.0                                                             Park          3.0                                                             Ram I         3.0                                                             Vantage       4.3                                                             Victa         3.3                                                             LSD (.05)     1.0                                                             ______________________________________                                         Rating scale: 1-9; 9 = completely green                                  

                  TABLE 15                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Winter Color of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky                  Bluegrass Varieties at Two Locations in the U.S.                                            Locations.sup.1/                                                Variety     1            2     Mean                                           ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114   2.7          7.0   4.8                                            Ba73-366    3.0          5.7   4.3                                            Ba73-381    2.7          2.7   2.7                                            Abbey       3.3          5.7   4.5                                            Able I      4.0          7.0   5.5                                            A-34        4.0          4.3   4.2                                            Banff       4.0          5.0   4.5                                            Baron       3.7          3.7   3.7                                            Classic     4.0          5.7   4.8                                            Coventry    2.7          4.3   3.5                                            Eclipse     3.3          5.7   4.5                                            Estate      3.7          5.3   4.5                                            Georgetown  4.7          7.0   5.8                                            Glade       2.7          4.7   3.7                                            Gnome       2.7          4.3   3.5                                            Haga        3.3          5.3   4.3                                            Kelly       3.0          5.3   4.2                                            Kenblue     3.3          2.7   3.0                                            Liberty     3.3          6.3   4.8                                            Marquis     3.3          4.0   3.7                                            Merion      2.3          6.3   4.3                                            Merit       3.3          5.3   4.3                                            Midnight    3.3          5.3   4.3                                            Monopoly    3.3          5.0   4.2                                            Nassau      3.0          5.7   4.3                                            Ram I       3.7          6.0   4.8                                            South Dakota                                                                              1.7          2.0   1.8                                            Touchdown   3.3          5.3   4.3                                            LSD (.05)   1.0          1.6   0.9                                            ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = complete color retention                               .sup.1/ Locations: 1 Martinsville, N.J.; 2 pooled data from Halsey,           Hubbard and Gervais, OR.                                                 

Further comparisons of Ba 74-114 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varietiesfor leaf texture and height of growth are set forth in Tables 16-17 asfollows:

                  TABLE 16                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Leaf Texture of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky                  Bluegrass Varieties at Martinsville, NJ.                                      Variety        Leaf Texture                                                   ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114      4.0                                                            Ba73-366       4.3                                                            Ba73-381       4.0                                                            Abbey          5.0                                                            Able I         5.7                                                            A-34           4.3                                                            Banff          5.3                                                            Baron          5.0                                                            Classic        5.3                                                            Coventry       5.0                                                            Eclipse        5.7                                                            Estate         4.3                                                            Georgetown     6.0                                                            Glade          5.0                                                            Gnome          5.3                                                            Haga           5.7                                                            Kelly          4.3                                                            Kenblue        6.0                                                            Liberty        5.0                                                            Marquis        4.3                                                            Merion         4.0                                                            Merit          4.7                                                            Midnight       6.7                                                            Monopoly       5.0                                                            Nassau         5.0                                                            Ram I          5.0                                                            South Dakota   3.7                                                            Touchdown      5.3                                                            ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = very fine                                         

                  TABLE 17                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Height (in millimeters) One Week after                        Mowing under Lawn Conditions of Ba 74-114 and Other                           Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH.                               Variety       Height (mm)                                                     ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114     109.5                                                           Adelphi       115.0                                                           Baron         194.3                                                           Bonnieblue    145.0                                                           Bristol       101.3                                                           Fylking       133.0                                                           Kenblue       140.3                                                           Merion        106.7                                                           Newport       135.3                                                           Nugget        120.3                                                           Park          124.7                                                           Pennstar      118.3                                                           Vantage       131.3                                                           Victa         115.7                                                           LSD           24.6                                                            ______________________________________                                    

Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turfperformance. Ba 74-114 has been found to have a medium to high level ofresistance to the following diseases: (1) leaf spot and melting outcaused by Drechslera poae (formerly called Helminthosporium vagans); (2)dollar spot caused by Sclerotinia homoecarpa; (3) several rust diseasescauses by Puccinia spp.; (4) stripe smut caused by Ustilago striiformis;and (5) powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe graminis.

Comparisons of disease incidence of Ba 74-114 as compared with otherKentucky Bluegrass varieties in regard to leaf spot, dollar spot, rusts,stripe smut and powdery mildew are presented in Tables 18-26. Anadditional comparison is presented in Table 27 for seed yields.

                  TABLE 18                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114                      and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Tests Conducted                     at Three Locations in the U.S..sup.1/                                                Variety  Mean                                                          ______________________________________                                               Ba 74-114                                                                              4.7                                                                  Ba73-366 4.3                                                                  Ba73-381 2.0                                                                  Abbey    4.7                                                                  Able I   6.0                                                                  A-34     4.7                                                                  Banff    4.7                                                                  Baron    4.0                                                                  Classic  3.3                                                                  Coventry 3.7                                                                  Eclipse  6.3                                                                  Estate   4.0                                                                  Georgetown                                                                             6.0                                                                  Glade    3.0                                                                  Gnome    3.7                                                                  Haga     3.7                                                                  Kelly    4.7                                                                  Kenblue  1.7                                                                  Liberty  5.7                                                                  Marquis  3.7                                                                  Merion   7.3                                                                  Merit    4.3                                                                  Midnight 5.7                                                                  Monopoly 4.3                                                                  Nassau   4.3                                                                  Ram I    4.3                                                                  South Dakota                                                                           1.0                                                                  Touchdown                                                                              5.3                                                                  LSD (.05)                                                                              1.5                                                           ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                             .sup.1/ Locations: Pooled data from Halsey, Hubbard and Gervais, OR.     

                  TABLE 19                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114                      and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Tests                               Conducted at Marysville, OH                                                   Variety       % Leaf Spot                                                     ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114     10.0                                                            Adelphi       33.3                                                            Baron         26.7                                                            Bonnieblue    10.0                                                            Bristol       16.7                                                            Kenblue       76.7                                                            Merion        23.3                                                            Newport       50.0                                                            Park          73.3                                                            Pennstar      13.3                                                            Vantage       40.0                                                            Victa         26.7                                                            LSD (.05)     18.7                                                            ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 20                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114                      and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown under Shade                      Conditions at Marysville, OH                                                  Variety        % Leaf Spot                                                    ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114      0.0                                                            Ba73-366       0.0                                                            Ba73-381       0.0                                                            America        40.0                                                           Banff          2.5                                                            Bristol        0.0                                                            Classic        5.0                                                            Eclipse        2.5                                                            Georgetown     7.5                                                            Glade          7.5                                                            Kenblue        10.0                                                           Merion         0.0                                                            Merit          0.0                                                            Nassau         0.0                                                            Newport        0.0                                                            Park           50.0                                                           Ram I          40.0                                                           Sydsport       27.5                                                           Vantage        2.5                                                            Victa          2.5                                                            LSD (.05)      26.7                                                           ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 21                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Dollar Spot Disease Incidence of Ba 74-114                    and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Kingston, R.I.                      Variety        Dollar Spot                                                    ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114      8.3                                                            Ba73-366       8.3                                                            Ba73-381       7.3                                                            Abbey          8.0                                                            Able I         8.3                                                            A-34           7.7                                                            Banff          7.7                                                            Baron          7.7                                                            Classic        8.0                                                            Coventry       7.7                                                            Eclipse        8.3                                                            Estate         8.3                                                            Georgetown     8.0                                                            Glade          7.7                                                            Gnome          8.0                                                            Haga           7.7                                                            Kelly          8.0                                                            Kenblue        8.0                                                            Liberty        8.0                                                            Marquis        8.0                                                            Merion         7.7                                                            Merit          8.0                                                            Midnight       8.3                                                            Monopoly       8.0                                                            Nassau         8.0                                                            Ram I          7.3                                                            South Dakota   8.0                                                            Touchdown      8.0                                                            LSD (.05)      0.9                                                            ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                        

                  TABLE 22                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Dollar Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114                    and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH                      Variety       % Dollar Spot                                                   ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114     0.0                                                             Baron         20.7                                                            Bonnieblue    0.0                                                             Bristol       0.0                                                             Kenblue       3.3                                                             Merion        20.0                                                            Newport       0.3                                                             Nugget        26.0                                                            Park          0.0                                                             Pennstar      0.7                                                             Vantage       0.3                                                             Victa         1.7                                                             LSD (.05)     13.9                                                            ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 23                                                        ______________________________________                                        A comparison of Powdery Mildew Disease Incidence in                           Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown under                  Shade Conditions in Three Tests (A-C) Conducted                               at Marysville, OH                                                                        % Powdery Mildew                                                   Variety      A      B          C    Mean                                      ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114    0.0    10.0       0.0  3.3                                       Ba73-366     30.0   72.5       80.0 60.8                                      Ba73-381     67.5   90.0       70.0 75.8                                      Banff        0.0    0.0        15.0 5.0                                       Bristol      5.0    12.5       0.6  5.8                                       Classic      27.5   60.0       75.0 54.2                                      Eclipse      0.0    5.0        0.0  1.7                                       Georgetown   7.5    30.0       0.0  12.5                                      Glade        50.0   45.0       25.0 40.0                                      Kenblue      0.0    10.0       0.0  3.3                                       Merion       35.0   37.5       40.0 37.5                                      Merit        50.0   65.0       85.0 66.7                                      Nassau       32.5   40.0       0.0  24.2                                      Newport      20.0   25.0       15.0 20.0                                      Park         0.0    2.5        0.0  0.8                                       Ram I        20.0   17.5       0.0  12.5                                      Vantage      0.0    22.5       15.0 12.5                                      Victa        50.0   50.0       70.0 56.7                                      Mean         20.3   32.6       26.4 26.4                                      LSD (.05)    33.9   29.6       49.3                                           ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 24                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Leaf Rust Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114                      and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Kingston, R.I.                      Variety        Leaf Rust                                                      ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114      6.7                                                            Ba73-366       5.7                                                            Ba73-381       6.3                                                            Abbey          6.3                                                            Abel I         7.0                                                            A-34           6.0                                                            Banff          7.0                                                            Baron          8.3                                                            Classic        8.7                                                            Coventry       7.0                                                            Eclipse        5.7                                                            Estate         6.3                                                            Georgetown     7.7                                                            Glade          7.0                                                            Gnome          6.7                                                            Haga           7.0                                                            Kelly          5.0                                                            Kenblue        6.7                                                            Liberty        7.3                                                            Marquis        6.3                                                            Merion         2.3                                                            Merit          6.0                                                            Midnight       6.0                                                            Monopoly       5.3                                                            Nassau         7.0                                                            Ram I          6.7                                                            South Dakota   6.7                                                            Touchdown      3.7                                                            LSD (.05)      2.4                                                            ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                        

                  TABLE 25                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Stripe Rust Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114                    and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Tests Conducted                     at Three Locations.sup.1/ in Oregon 1991.                                     Variety        Stripe Rust                                                    ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114      5.7                                                            Ba73-366       5.0                                                            Ba73-381       4.7                                                            Abbey          4.3                                                            Able I         6.0                                                            A-34           5.0                                                            Banff          6.0                                                            Baron          6.0                                                            Classic        6.3                                                            Coventry       5.0                                                            Eclipse        6.0                                                            Estate         5.7                                                            Georgetown     6.3                                                            Glade          3.0                                                            Gnome          4.7                                                            Haga           6.3                                                            Kelly          5.0                                                            Kenblue        3.3                                                            Liberty        5.3                                                            Marquis        5.3                                                            Merion         3.7                                                            Merit          5.0                                                            Midnight       4.7                                                            Monopoly       5.3                                                            Nassau         5.3                                                            Ram I          6.0                                                            South Dakota   4.0                                                            Touchdown      3.0                                                            LSD (.05)      1.2                                                            ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                             .sup.1/ Pooled data from Halsey, Hubbard and Gervais, Oregon.            

                  TABLE 26                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Stripe Smut Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114                    and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH.                     Variety        Stripe Smut                                                    ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114      8.0                                                            Ba73-366       6.3                                                            Ba73-381       7.0                                                            America        6.7                                                            Banff          8.0                                                            Baron          8.0                                                            Bonnieblue     8.0                                                            Bristol        7.7                                                            Classic        8.0                                                            Eclipse        7.3                                                            Georgetown     7.7                                                            Glade          7.7                                                            Kelly          6.3                                                            Kenblue        7.0                                                            Merion         7.7                                                            Merit          5.7                                                            Nassau         7.7                                                            Newport        7.3                                                            Park           6.7                                                            Ram I          7.3                                                            Vantage        7.3                                                            victa          5.0                                                            LSD (.05)      1.2                                                            ______________________________________                                         Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = least disease                                     

                  TABLE 27                                                        ______________________________________                                        A Comparison of Seed Yields of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky                   Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, Oregon.                                       Variety        Lbs/Acre                                                       ______________________________________                                        Ba 74-114      427                                                            Abbey          919                                                            Georgetown     654                                                            Gnome          706                                                            Marquis        900                                                            LSD (.05)      248                                                            ______________________________________                                    

What is claimed is:
 1. A variety of Kentucky Bluegrass plant,substantially as shown and described, characterized by a medium to highlevel of resistance to a broad spectrum of serious diseases, includingleaf spot and melting out disease, dollar spot, rusts, stripe smut andpowdery mildew; a dark green color throughout the growing season; mediumto high quality turf formation under a wide variety of environmentalconditions; a moderately wide blade; a low growth habit; and a mediumlevel of seed yielding capacity.